Ricardo Villalobos

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Ricardo Villalobos

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Villalobos was born in Santiago, Chile in 1970, 6th of August. However, at the age of three he moved to Germany with his family after General Augusto Pinochet overthrew the socialist government of Salvador Allende in 1973.

While active as a DJ and musician through the mid and late 1990s, Villalobos is best associated with his contributions to the development of microhouse and minimal techno in the early 2000s.

He has performed routinely at Omen (Frankfurt), E-Werk (Berlin), Ultraschall (Munich), Aufschwung Ost (Kassel) and Ostgut / Panoramabar (Berlin), and was a resident DJ of Omen, The Box (Frankfurt) and Cafe Kesselhaus (Darmstadt), as well as Cocoon night in Ibiza, together with Sven Väth and long-time friend Richie Hawtin.

Maybe all the critics that are not impressed by ricardo should listen to the stuff between 1998 and 2007 to understand the hype about him. And should I mention that it is druggy, repetitive music that needs time? Perfect music for Afterhour-Parties, when you are far away from being sober - like him ;)

I hold my hands up and admit I simply just do not get what the fuss is all about. I find his music boring and totally lacking in content, I just feel nothing when I hear it.On a good night he can be a fantastic DJ playing very varied sets and playing far more interesting, groovy and sexier music than he makes.

there's a difference between minimal and boring and for all the fans and money ricardo viallobos is stuck in the latter. there's nothing to his tracks, no groove, no hunger. its not even intricate. If you want minimal head detroit's way and listen to hood and terrence dixon. they'll show you the way

jiggawhat sums it up perfectly: if someone defined house after 2000, it's Villalobos. Anno 2012, if you're that hip dude, it's not 'cool' anymore to like his music. Minimal has passed, house does not want a lot of experiment lately and if someone defines 'dancefloor experiment', it's again Villalobos. A RA reviewer once called him 'the divider of opinions', a statement that perfectly grasps how the public thinks about him now. You like his sound or you're against it. A shame, because when you're really honest, you'll have to admit he made a number of really timeless tracks. I bet that in 10 years time, Villalobos will be seen as one of the greatest movers of the European club scene, also by the ones that now despise his sound just because it's 'old'.

Possibly the single most iconic producer of today. Hell, I'll throw out the dirty word - superstar - when describing this guy. I love his music, from his brilliant debut album to his outstanding Fabric mix. He's got that rare talent to make storming dance tracks out of nothing more than a couple of percussive beats. As a DJ, he's one of the masters of his craft. If there's anyone that defined 2000s underground electronic dance, it was Ricardo Villalobos.

Villalobos has it all to set up a great show! Attitude & vibe, great music. He plays best of house, deep, techno, acid. In the summer of 2004 in Valparaíso, Chile he played a wicked set @ Sundeck, Muelle Baron, from 5 until 9 am. Best time to hear to those really long & abstract tracks watchin' the sunrise on a bridge with the pacific ocean below yer feet!!!! After that a small ammount of ppl, 20 at the most hung out all sunday by pool beside the ocean with villalobos playin' at sunset again. He always has the vanguard in music. It's all about that mixing attitude he has when spinning tracks. Tall, clumsy (specially at those after events!!!) low profile are just the perfect dressing for an incredible time! About someone saying he's a bad Bj... He could've had some technical problems or have just been exhausted... We've all been there at some stage. Haven't we??? As Sushanti - his southamerican manager- usually yells: "Wake up! I love you baby!"